Companies

Indian conglomerate Adani is considering setting up large-scale solar PV projects in Bangladesh as the firm’s renewable energy vision continues to expand outside of India.

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Hanwha Q CELLS said that previously upwardly revised shipment guidance would be retained for the full-year after reporting a 10.9% increase in revenue for the third quarter of 2016.

Leading ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar has provided 140MW of PV Modules for the Minnesota North Star project.

Sweden announces effective abolition of its solar tax, Etrion and Hitatchi High-Technologies partner on a 13.2MW project in Japan, Wynnertech supplies 20MW of inverters to a project in Iran, and Enel North America and GE Energy enter a JV.

The global market for utility-scale PV and operations & maintenance (O&M) will reach 182GW by the end this year, GTM Research’s latest report finds.

Massachusetts has recently initiated a proposal under the Baker administration to double solar energy development in the state. In related news, NRG commissions the state's largest community solar facility.

GCL-SI, a subsidiary of GCL, is to develop a 1GW solar PV plant at the former contaminated nuclear site in Chernobyl, Ukraine. Construction is expected to start in 2017.

Renewable energy companies in Spain are making claims against banks for misleading them over complex financial products since the economic crisis.

Adani Group, currently the largest solar developer in India, plans to start constructing two solar PV plants with 100-200MW capacities in Australia next year, according to a Bombay Stock Exchange filing.

India’s installed capacity of solar PV has surpassed the major milestone of 10GW, according to consultancy firm Bridge to India.